The last month of 2025 at Lviv Polytechnic was marked by a solemn meeting of the Academic Board on the occasion of awarding the title of Doctor Honoris Causa to Arkadiusz Wójs, Rector of Wrocław University of Science and Technology, and the title of Honorary Professor to Volodymyr Pavlysh.
Mykola Trofymenko, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine, who was on an official working visit to the university at the time, attended the meeting
For Lviv Polytechnic, the conferral of the titles of Doctor Honoris Causa and Honorary Professor is a unique means for recognizing individuals whose work has had a profound and lasting impact on the development of science, education, and society. These distinctions are bestowed upon those who embody the highest academic standards, expand the boundaries of scientific achievement, and uphold the university’s mission as a space of intellectual freedom, responsibility, and service to humanity. The titles symbolize belonging to a distinguished academic community that continues the traditions of outstanding engineers, mathematicians, physicists, architects, and humanists who have shaped European science across generations.
The professor’s achievements were presented by Ihor Helzhynskyi, Lviv Polytechnic Vice-Rector for Social Issues and Infrastructure Management. The Vice-Rector highlighted the professor’s achievements, emphasizing that Arkadiusz Wójs’ scientific path is inextricably linked with Wrocław University of Science and Technology. As well as high professional achievements in leading world centers: the National Research Council of Canada, the University of Tennessee, and the University of Cambridge.
― Professor Arkadiusz Wójs is known as a researcher, an outstanding organizer of science. In 2015–2020, he held the position of Dean of the Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Engineering at the Wrocław University of Science and Technology, headed the Department of Theoretical Physics, chaired the Discipline Council and the Degree Committee in the discipline of Physical Sciences. The influence of Professor Wójs’ activities goes far beyond the university: he is an active member of the Physics Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the Scientific Council of the Institute of Low Temperatures and Structural Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the Scientific Council of the Centre for Theoretical Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the Wrocław Scientific Society, and the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics. Since 2017, he has been a member of the European Academy, and since 2019, a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
Speaking about the importance of awarding Professor Arkadiusz Wójs with the Doctor Honoris Causa award from Lviv Polytechnic, Ihor Helzhynskyi also emphasized that this is another symbolic step towards unity, meaningful dialogue and partnership. Lviv Polytechnic is one of the oldest technical schools, and Wroclaw Polytechnic is the heir to Lviv academic traditions.
― Professor Wójs’ recognition also reflects a shared commitment to joint scientific projects, student exchanges, research initiatives, collaborative grants, academic schools, and international conferences. By conferring upon him the honorary title of Doctor Honoris Causa of Lviv Polytechnic, we affirm that we regard the Professor as a trusted friend, advisor, and intellectual partner–one with whom we are ready to work side by side in times of great challenges and great opportunities. It is precisely in an atmosphere of trust, mutual respect, and a shared vision that great science is born.
